At CSR, we're building a better future together.
We are a team of 2,600 people across Australia and New Zealand, and we are all collaborating every single day towards a shared purpose - 'Building solutions for a better future'. As a leading Australian Manufacturing business, we're at the forefront of developing innovative, sustainable, and high performing building products and systems.
At CSR, we put people first. We are committed to creating a safe, respectful, supportive, and inclusive working environment that enables everyone to feel valued, grow and truly thrive. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for everyone and welcoming people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, abilities,and life stage.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Managerto lead our specialised ventilation manufacturing facility in Seven Hills. This key leadership role is responsible for driving operational excellence, fostering a strong safety-first culture, and embedding Continuous Improvement and World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles across the site. Leading a team of approximately 30 employees, you will oversee a modern operation that combines automation, robotics and manualassembly to manufacture high-quality products for the Australian market.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will have end-to-end accountability for Production performance, including safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost. This is an opportunity for a hands-on leader to drive Lean manufacturing initiatives, lead capital and innovation projects, enhance equipment reliability, and develop a high-performing team culture. If you are passionate about people leadership, process improvement, and delivering sustainable operational results, this role offers the chance to make a significant impact within a growing and highly specialised manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Champion a Zero Harm safety culture, ensuring compliance with all WHSE requirements and embedding a "Never Walk Past" mindset across the site.
- Lead all aspects of manufacturing operations, including safety, quality, delivery, productivity, customer satisfaction and cost performance.
- Drive the site's World Class Manufacturing (WCM) journey, implementing Lean methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Build, lead and develop a high-performing team culture focused on accountability, engagement and operational excellence.
- Manage production planning, capacity, labour allocation and operational performance to achieve business objectives.
- Oversee maintenance strategy and asset reliability programs, ensuring strong alignment between maintenance and production functions.
- Lead capital projects and site improvement initiatives, including operational upgrades, automation and product innovation activities.
- Manage site budgets, cost controls and performance reporting to deliver strong commercial outcomes.
- Support new product introduction and ongoing process optimisation across the facility.
About You
You are a hands-on manufacturing leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys balancing strategic thinking with operational execution.
You will bring:
- Proven experience managing end-to-end Production operations within a high-performing manufacturing environment.
- Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical qualification (preferred).
- Strong leadership capability with experience leading supervisors, production teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Demonstrated success driving Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, WCM, 5S or similar operational excellence programs.
- Strong understanding of safety leadership, quality systems and manufacturing compliance requirements.
- Experience managing operational budgets, cost centres and delivering productivity improvements.
- Exposure to capital expenditure (CAPEX) planning and project delivery.
- Maintenance leadership experience or strong knowledge of asset reliability, preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
- Strong commercial acumen, problem-solving capability and decision-making skills.
What's in it for you
We strive to support your professional and personal growth. Here are some of the perks you'll enjoy as part of the CSR team:
- Opportunity to work with one of Australia's most trusted building products brands.
- Attractive salary and benefits, including access to exclusive discounts and offers.
- Supportive and collaborative culture that fosters innovation and inclusion. You'll be surrounded by talented colleagues who are passionate about their work and committed to helping each other succeed.
- Care and well-being offer includes up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave, 52 weeks of superannuation payment, and access to an employee assistance program.
- Rewarding career with on-the-job learning, development, and upskilling opportunities within and across our brands
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We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and you see yourself in this role, we'd love to hear from you!
We have a strong commitment to workplace health and safety and the wellbeing of our people. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol screening and a background check.
